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achilles heel
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Achilles heelnoun
A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation.
Achilles heelnoun
The Achilles' tendon, the tendo Achillis.
Etymology: From Greek hero Achilles, whom according to legend his mother held by the heel when she dipped him in the River Styx, making him invulnerable everywhere except on his heel.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Achilles heel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Achilles heel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Achilles heel in a Sentence
I think you can claim the moral high ground if you’re anti, i feel like that’s the Achilles heel of the left right now. They identify issues mostly by what they can feel superior to another person for.
You know, I never thought that I cared about court justice, i just wanted the truth to come up. I couldn’t find any evidence of my uncle being abusive. He and Suzanne certainly argued a lot… But I just needed to know the truth. And I felt that was justice. My uncle was a decent man, but he had an Achilles' heel. He lost his life and he’s not here to defend himself.
Maintenance has long been an Achilles heel for the Iraqi security services, and they have been almost entirely dependent on the United States to keep their planes flying, the F-16s have been based at the Balad airfield, which has been regularly targeted with rockets and mortars by pro-Iranian militias. My view is that the F-16 program could be in serious trouble if the Iraqi government is unable or unwilling to fulfill its most basic international obligation to protect U.S. diplomats, troops, and contractors that theyve invited into their country.
It's his Achilles' heel, those who would be coming into power with him, I think, would be very worried.
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